Jeff Hughes
Net Lease Industrial: 15 Minutes of Fame or Permanent Shift?
Warehouse and distribution space is experiencing a pivotal shift and investors are falling hard for this property type. The duration of the love affair is uncertain, however, says Jeff Hughes of Stan Johnson Co.
Equity Returns to the Net Lease Market, Increasing Sales Volume
By Jeff Hughes, Stan Johnson Co.:
While the smaller, commodity type deals — the Walgreens and CVS drug stores, the Best Buy stores and similar retail assets — continue to trade quite well as they did during the downturn, we have recently noted a return of the structured transactions of larger office, industrial and medical real estate assets as well.
Transaction Activity Signals Return of Liquidity to Net Lease Market
While it’s clear we are not entirely out of the woods yet, the commercial real estate market, much like the broader U.S. economy, is showing some encouraging signs of recovery.